Social Work Case Study

Question: Discuss about the Social Work Case Study. Answer: Impression of the Client: Jessica Smith has approached to the community centre with hope of some mediation and guide due to the present turmoil in her family life. From the given referral, she has been assessed as a quite sensible human being and a dignified personality. Besides, she has been a doting mother and presently is worried about her childrens future and safety as her partner Jim fails to carry out the responsibility as a father and family-head. The main issue Jessica has been facing with her partner Jim, who has become alcoholic; also, he has not been contributing financially in the family, as he prefers to spend more on alcohol. At present, the entire pressure of running a family is on Jessica and the absence of her partners emotional and financial support has made her dejected. As Jessica is a self-earning woman and self-possessed too she will only need guidance and before her problem aggravates she may need some mediation of the community centre (Thompson, 2015). Applying Ethical Principles: The first ethical principle that will be under consideration in this case is the clients confidentiality. Since Jessica has a sensitive case and she has trusted the community center in this matter, it is the responsibility of the center not to disclose her identity and details (Practical Ethics Series, 2017). Any advice or opinion will be provided with the permission of the client (Practical Ethics Series, 2017). Working in Partnership: Working in partnership in the context of social work underpins the ideas of empowerment, humanity, trust, equity, independence and respect (McAuliffe, 2014). According to this concept the client is valued, his needs and strengths defined, the barriers of the persons cased are identified, next solutions are developed. Working in partnership facilitates the workload to be equally distributed among the practitioners, organization as well as the users (Glasby Dickinson, 2014). Thus, adequate support is possible to offer to the client and expert professionals are able to work together in their respective expertise. In the very first meeting, working in partnership is certain to help in the case of Jessica because she has been having a serious issue to deal with. To help Jessica in recovering the situation, one psychological counselor along with a marriage counselor can be called in. The psychological counselor would help her recovering from depression and provide her suggestions on how to manage her childrens emotions, who are also going through a tough phase. On the other hand, the marriage counselor would help her to communicate with Jim and make peace with him. Lastly, I would act as her moral support all through the session and as a community member would resource her with better earning ways in the community so that she becomes self-reliant financially. References: Glasby, J., Dickinson, H. (2014).Partnership working in health and social care: what is integrated care and how can we deliver it?. Policy Press. McAuliffe, D. (2014).Interprofessional ethics: Collaboration in the social, health and human services. Cambridge University Press. Practical Ethical (2017) (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www.acwa.org.au/resources/ACWA_Code_of_ethics_Jan_2017.pdf Thompson, N. (2015).Understanding social work: Preparing for practice. Palgrave Macmillan.